Regimental number | 8/102 |
Address | Enfield |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, James Shalders, Enfield, Oamaru |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row O, Grave No 2), |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Pauline Shalders, Enfield, North Otago |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 12841 Frank SHALDERS; 9/1735 Bombardier Albert Joseph SHALDERS, 12th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery, killed in action, 2 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |